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1change verb changed; chang·ing 1 : to make or become different : ALTER

2 : to replace with another

3 : to give or receive an equivalent sum in notes or coins of usu. smaller denominations or of another currency

4 : to put fresh clothes or covering on <~ a bed>

5 : to put on different clothes

6 : to switch to or with another : EXCHANGE

— chang·er noun

Synonyms

[1] alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; also deform, metamorphose, mutate; revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange

Antonyms

fix, freeze, set, stabilize

[1] fluctuate, mutate, shift, vary; also metamorphose, transmute; better, improve; deteriorate, worsen; seesaw, teeter, vacillate, waver

Antonyms

stabilize

[2, 6] commute, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade; also interchange; displace, replace, supersede; cede, surrender, yield

2change noun 1 : the act, process, or result of changing

2 : a fresh set of clothes

3 : money given in exchange for other money of higher denomination

4 : money returned when a payment exceeds the sum due

5 : coins esp. of small denominations

Synonyms

alteration, difference, modification, revise, revision, variation; also amendment, correction, rectification; conversion, deformation, distortion, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation; fluctuation, oscillation, shift; displacement, replacement, substitution; adjustment, modulation, regulation

Antonyms

fixation, stabilization

change·able adjective 1 : subject to change <~ plans>

2 : able or apt to vary <~ weather>

Synonyms

[1] adaptable, adjustable, elastic, flexible, fluid, malleable, variable—more at FLEXIBLE

[2] capricious, fickle, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile—more at FICKLE

change·ful adjective : notably variable : UNCERTAIN

change·ling noun : a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

change·over noun : the action of changing over : CONVERSION

Synonyms

conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation—more at CONVERSION

change ringing noun : the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells in continually varying order

1channel noun 1 : the bed of a stream

2 : the deeper part of a waterway

3 : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water : STRAIT

4 : a means of passage or transmission

5 : a range of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television transmission

6 : a usu. tubular enclosed passage : CONDUIT

7 : a long gutter, groove, or furrow usu. for the passage of water

Synonyms

[3] narrows, sound, strait; also arm, bay, gulf, inlet; roads, roadstead; reach, stretch

[6] conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, pipe, tube—more at PIPE

[6, 7] aqueduct, canal, conduit, flume, raceway, watercourse; also millrace, millstream; river, rivulet, stream

2channel verb -neled or -nelled; -neling or -nel·ling 1 : to make a channel in

2 : to direct into or through a channel

Synonyms

conduct, direct, funnel, pipe, siphon; also carry, convey, transmit; concentrate, consolidate, focus

chan·nel·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to direct through or into a channel or restricted area : CHANNEL

— chan·nel·iza·tion noun

chan·son noun, plural chan·sons : SONG; especially : a cabaret song

1chant verb 1 : to make melodic sounds with the voice : SING; especially : to sing a chant

2 : to utter or recite in the manner of a chant

3 : to celebrate or praise in song

— chant·er noun

Synonyms

carol, descant, sing, vocalize—more at SING

2chant noun 1 : a repetitive melody in which several words are sung to one tone : SONG; especially : a liturgical melody

2 : a manner of singing or speaking in musical monotones

chan·te·relle noun : a fragrant edible mushroom

chan·teuse noun, plural chan·teuses [ORIGIN: F]

: a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer